In Cold Blood 2

• 'A day gloriously bright-skied'
• 'Not the slightest echo of gun thunder'
• 'He was a modest man but a proud man'
• 'Nothing so vicious as this'
• 'Danger, mortal danger…fought like a tiger'
• 'Big as his dad, bigger, a big-shouldered boy'
• 'Her mother’s death-dulled, still-staring eyes'
• 'The Clutters were the least likely to be murdered'
• 'Aggressively opposed to drink and drunkards'
• 'A lily-livered lot, shaking in their boots afraid to shut their eyes'
• 'Locks and bolts are the fastest-going item'
• 'That family represented everything people hereabouts really value and respect'
• 'Get the bubbles out of your blood. We scored. It was perfect'
• 'His confidence was like a kite that needed reeling in'
• 'I want the diamonds more than I'm afraid of the snake'
• 'Slaughtered them as they pleaded for mercy'
• 'A sense of power, of unassailable superiority'
• 'Just gossip and talk - everything Nancy despised'
• 'All I could see was Nancy's red velvet. And Nancy in it. Dancing.'
• 'Dick! Smooth. Smart.'
• 'She was not rich. Not beautiful; rather, she was nicely groomed, gently spoken'
• 'With a wink and a playful jab'
• 'I loved and respected Mr. Clutter'
• 'Too fretful and frustrated'
• 'Wanted to confess. Provided we sent the reward first'
• 'A certain twisted tenderness' 'cool-headed slyness'
• 'Paul was neither troubled nor troublesome'
• 'The old Gibson guitar, his most beloved possession'
• 'Cursed, kicked the boxes, called them ‘five hundred pounds of pig slop!'
• 'Opened their homes and hearts to the bereaved family'
• 'His only peace of mind will be when he gets to God for forgiveness'
• 'I think there must be something wrong with us. To do what we did'
• 'What damn good did it do, always dragging the goddamn thing up?'
• 'I’m a normal'
• 'The sounds of breathing, the gasps, the hysterical inhalations of a man with a severed windpipe'
• 'Maybe nobody ever found him. Just buzzards.'
• 'Boy! We sure splattered him!'
• 'Look around you. Rattlesnakes. Varmints. Rumourmongers.'
• 'We love it here. Just adore it.'
• 'That hateful prairie wind, one hears the most appalling moans'